Fountain blacking-brush.



G. Nl. SCHAFF.-

FOUNTAIN BLACKING BRUSH.

APPLICATION FILED Nov, 15, 1916.

Patented July 31, 1917.

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GEORGE M. SCHAEF, OF CLEVELANDQHIO.

FOUNTAIN BLACKINGr-BRUSH.

To all wwm t may concern.'

Be it known that l, GEORGE M. SGHAFF, a citizen of the United States,'residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Uhio, have invented certain new and` yuseful Improvements in Fountain BlaCking-ABruSheS,

of which the following is a specification.'

This invention relates to fountain black-v ing drawings.

In the drawings: I Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of the brush with the' valve closed.

Fig. 2 is a similar' view with the lvalve,

open, with the parts in position as in use.

Fig. 3 is a plan of the valve seat disk.

Fig. i is a partialsectional view of the blacking cartridge, before being. inserted in the handle.

Referring specically to the drawings, 5 indicates a tubular handle. or casing, into the front end of which is screwed, by the threads 6, a tube or cuff Y. The brush head 8, to which the bristles 9 are secured, is slid- 'ably mounted in the front end of this cuff,

and in the rear end thereof isl a block or disk 10 having a forwardly projecting cen-- tral tubular part 11 the front end of which telescopes into the central opening 12 in the head 8, thereby forming a passage for the dow of the blacking to the brush.A A coiled spring 13, between the head 8 and the disk l0, normally holds the former in advanced position. The disk l0 is further'provided with 'a central `rearwardly projecting valve member 14, the tapered end 15 of which normally seats in a valve seatI 16 1n a disk 17 whichis slidable inthe casing 5, the movement of the disk being limited by a. bead 5n in the casing. The y idly connected. to the head 8 by rods'19` diskl' is rig# which work through openings 20 inv-the block-10. v

When pressure is applied to the brush,

` Specication of Letters Patent. i

Application filed November 15, 1916. Serial No. 131,465.

against a shoe or the front end of the handle,

Alatented July 31, 1911*?.

as when it. is pressed againsd; a shoe, the

.head 8 and disk 1Z are forced inwardly, compressing the spring 13, and opening the `valve 15, as shown in Fig. 2, thereby perf mitting blacking to flow through the-valve., Y and through openings 18 in the member 14' i to the tube 11 brush.

2l.is a' tubular cover or shield-attached to the cuff 7 by pin 23 and slot 22, permitting the sleeve to be advanced or retracted toy cover or uncover the brush. y

Placed within the handle cartridge'24, having caps 2da and 24h which and thence out throughthe 5' is a blacking I are removed before the cartridge is placed in the handle. The plastic cated at 37. -25 isa follower slidably mounted in the cartridge, and having a groove engaging a wire secured to the wall of the cartridge, the wire acting as a spline to prevent the follower from turning. When the cartridge is placed in the handle a screw 27 is inserted through the threaded opening 26 in the follower, saidscrew being rotatably mounted'in a cap 28 which is screwed on to the rear end of the handle, the screw. 27' having a knob 29 -by Awhich it may be turned to advance the follower.-

lnuse, pressure is applied to the blacking in the cartridge by means of the screw and follower, and the blacking is forced out against the disk 17. The shield 21 is slipped back, and when blacking is indithe like the head 8 and disk 1 7 will be forced inwardly as shown in Fig. 2, 'thereby opening the valve, vand the blacking will flow through the tube 11 and out through the brush, the feed being continued ifneces'sary by advancing the follower. When the pressure on the brush is removed the spring 13 closes the valve and seals the blacking chamber. New cartridges can be inserted from 'time to time, as the old ones areemptied Although described in connectionwith a blacking brush, the structure may obviously the brush 9 is pressed be used for other purposes, such as for shavingbrushes, paste brushes and the like. ,y VVhat lclaim as new is:

handle adapted to hold a paste cartridge,

l. 'A fountainbrush comprising a tubular means. on the-handleJ to force paste from the cartridge, a brush slidable in and ont at a valve seat disk between ythe cartridge and brush and connected to thel latter to slide therewith,

and a supply tubel fixed between'the brush and said disk-and having a valve head cooferating with the seat in the disk.

v 2. A fountain brush comprising a reservoir, a brushslidable in andout at one end thereof, a supply tube fixed between the brush and reservoir and having a valve head, Y a coperatiing valve seat disk located vloe-- tween said tube andreservoir and connected to the brush to-slide therewith and open the valve when pushed inwardly, and spring"` pressing against the brush and tending to push the same outwardly and close 'Y the lvalve. f

3. A. fountain'brush comprising a tubular reservoir handle casing, a sliding disk in' l,

the front end thereof provided with a valve seat opening, ablock in the casing in front of the disk, having a tubular part provided with a valve head. at its rear end coperatingA ywith said' valve seat, a brushvslidable in thel front end of the casing in communication A with 4said tube, a rod conneoting.the brush 1in Y presence ofY two witnesses.

i GEORGEY'M. SCHAFF.

Witnesses: l,

JOHN A. BOMMHARDT, ALICE LUTJJERMAN. 

